Secrets of Voodoo - Milo Rigaud, 9780872861718, paperback

City Lights Books

Secrets of VoodooAuthor(s): Milo Rigaud, Robert Cross\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: City Lights Books, United States\nImprint: City Lights Books\nISBN-13: 9780872861718, 978-0872861718\nSynopsis\nSecrets of Voodoo traces the development in Haiti and the Americas of this complex religion from its sources in the brilliant civilizations of ancient Africa. This book presents a straightforward account of the gods of loas and their function, the symbols and signs, rituals, and the ceremonial calendar of Voodoo; and the procedures for performing magical rites are given. \""Voodoo,\"" derived from the words meaning \""introspection\"" and \""mystere\"" is a system of belief about the formation of the world and human destiny with clear correspondences in other world religions. Rigaud makes these connections and discloses the esoteric meaning underlying Voodoo's outward manifestations, which are often misinterpreted. Translated from the French by Robert B. Cross. Drawings and photographs by Odette.